The Five Hosts Battle Over ‘Media Bias’ in Shutdown Coverage: ‘Are You Kidding Me?’

Here is an article from Matt Wilstein of Mediaite.com outlining the opinions of the hosts of FoxNews program "The Five" on media bias in the government shutdown: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/the-five-hosts-battle-over-%E2%80%98media-bias%E2%80%99-in-shutdown-coverage-are-you-kidding-me/ On day one of the government shutdown, Fox News’ The Five examined any media bias that may exist in the initial coverage, with a focus on anti-Republican, pro-Obamacare messages coming from such outlets as ABC and CBS News. Eric Bolling cited ABC’s John Parkinson’s...

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Legalized pot would mean more addiction

Here is an article from Kevin Sabet, director of Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) and a former White House drug policy adviser, from CNN.com that states legalizing marijuana would not solve the problem but instead would lead to more use of the drug: http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/02/opinion/sabet-war-on-drugs/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7 "The war on drugs has failed" is a mantra often heard in policy and media circles these days. But not only is the phrase outdated (the 1980s called -- they want their slogan back), it is far too simplistic...

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On FoxNews.com, It’s a ‘Government Slimdown’

Here is an article from Matt Wilstein of Mediaite.com outlining how FoxNews has covered the government shutdown, notably referring to the fact that FoxNews.com refers to the shutdown as a "slimdown:" http://www.mediaite.com/online/on-foxnews-com-its-a-government-slimdown/ While the rest of the media world is reporting the effects of today’s “government shutdown,” FoxNews.com has not-so-subtly rebranded it as a “government slimdown.” That term appeared six times on the website’s homepage Tuesday afternoon..." The first article on the list,...

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Ted Cruz, Wendy Davis, and Politico's Bogus Claim of Media Bias

Here is an article from David Wiegel from Slate.com stating that the Politico article, "Ted Cruz, Wendy Davis and media bias," was false in saying that the mainstream media positively reported Wendy Davis and her filibuster and negatively reported Ted Cruz and his filibuster: http://www.slate.com/blogs/weigel/2013/09/25/ted_cruz_wendy_davis_and_politico_s_bogus_claim_of_media_bias.html When Ted Cruz finally emerged from the Senate floor, he was met by a group of reporters nearly as large as the one that greeted Barack Obama when he came to...

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Ted Cruz, Wendy Davis and media bias

Here's an article from Dylan Byers of Politico.com saying that the mainstream media negatively covered United States Senator Ted Cruz's filibuster on Obamacare while the media covered Texas state Senator Wendy Davis' filibuster on abortion restrictions favorably.  Ted Cruz is currently a Republican Senator from Texas, while Texas state senator Wendy Davis is a Democrat. http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/09/ted-cruz-wendy-davis-and-media-bias-173483.html Sen. Ted Cruz has been speaking on the Senate floor for almost 19 hours, as of...

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5 Reasons the Media Is Covering Ted Cruz's 'Filibuster' Differently Than Wendy Davis's or Rand Paul's

Here is an article from David Graham of the Atlantic illustrating the reasons why he feels the media is covering Ted Cruz's filibuster different from Rand Paul's and Wendy Davis' filibusters: http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/09/5-reasons-the-media-is-covering-ted-cruzs-filibuster-differently-than-wendy-davis-and-rand-paul/279981/ America seems to be in a golden age of the filibuster. First, there was Rand Paul's March attempt to derail John Brennan's nomination as CIA director. Then there was Texas state Senator Wendy Davis's...

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Hillary, don't run for president

Here is an article from James Moore, co-author of "Bush's Brain: How Karl Rove Made George W. Bush Presidential" and TV political analyst, from CNN.com stating that Hillary should not run for president not due to the fact that she is not qualified, but the fact that America needs a new generation of American leaders rather than have another Clinton presidency: http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/24/opinion/moore-hillary-clinton/index.html?hpt=hp_bn7 Don't run, Hillary. Nobody is saying the former secretary of state, New York senator, U.S. and Arkansas...

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